November 14, 2012
Former MIDA Chief allocated Chairman,Batu Caves Condo Project Task Force
by Ida Lim@www.themalaysianinsider.com
The Selangor supervision currently pronounced it has allocated former MIDA chief, Datuk N. Sadasivan (left), to head an independent taskforce to investigate the controversial common ownership plan in Batu Caves, the plan which was approved by the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration department in 2007.
Selangor's proclamation currently comes dual weeks after the state released the proxy stop-work order on the Dolomite condominium, tentative the taskforce's findings.
"The State Executive Council currently concluded to appoint former Malaysian Industrial Development Authority (MIDA) Director-General Dato' N. Sadasivan as Chairman of the independent cabinet to investigate the capitulation of the common ownership plan in Batu Caves," Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim pronounced in the statement today.
Khalid forked to Sadasivan's immeasurable experience, noting which he had formerly served as the director in the few private companies as well as dual government-owned financial institutions, Bank Negara as well as Pengurusan Danaharta Nasional Berhad, as great as in state oil firm PETRONAS house of directors.
He pronounced the state supervision would announce the names of the alternative members later. Khalid pronounced he would encounter with the cabinet this week to inform them of the state's purpose, adding which the cabinet would also be tasked with study alternative building the whole projects inside of the Batu Caves area.
"Among the committee's scope are to re-evaluate all the growth projects which have been done as well as p! rogramme d in Batu Caves, as well as take in to account each aspect together with the people's welfare, the Hindu community's interest, environmental reserve as well as existent legislation."
"The state supervision is of the perspective which this committee's inspection will benefit as well as add worth to efforts to have Batu Caves the UNESCO World Heritage site," he said.
Selangor currently also allocated the Norasiah Bee, the Selangor Rural as well as Town Planning Department's Deputy Director, as the secretary of the secretariat to safeguard the smooth using of the taskforce.
Khalid also criticised Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak's promise
yesterday to cancel the Dolomite plan if BN manages to win back Selangor, describing it as the pierce to "gain recognition as well as support" instead of elucidate problems.
"This unsuited pierce by the Prime Minister gives the disastrous effect on integrity as well as great governance since any plan termination has to be done according to procedure," Khalid said.
He pronounced the state supervision places priority on the people's rights as well as interests, adding which it will not "hesitate" to bring any parties to justice if they were found to be drifting or had abused their powers.
Yesterday, Najib also pronounced the BN supervision would apply to have Batu Caves the UNESCO World Heritage site after Malaysia's term as the part of of the World Heritage Commission ends in 2015.
The 29-storey Dolomite Park Avenue common ownership plan has incited in to the domestic predicament as Batu Caves is the eremite focal indicate of Hindu Indians, who form the majority of the 1.7 million Indians as well as are the pass choosing by casting votes group in many civic! seats i n Selangor.
About 300 Hindu as well as non-governmental activists joined the "Save Batu Caves" convene in the Batu Caves temple formidable to protest opposite the common ownership building the whole on Oct 26, saying it was an environmental risk which would jeopardise the temple drift but did not allow proof to substantiate their allegations.
The plan was given the curtsy by state authorities in 2007, but MIC as well as Barisan Nasional (BN) have in recent weeks pressured the stream Pakatan Rakyat (PR) administration department in to job the hindrance to the plan among the battle for Indian votes.
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